Bhubaneswar: The 65th National Inter-State Senior Athletics Championships 2026 concluded on Sunday at the Kalinga Stadium after five action-packed days of record-breaking performances by hundreds of athletes.
On the final day, javelin thrower Rohit Yadav won the men’s event with a massive throw of 87.05m.
The 25-year-old athlete became the second-best javelin thrower on the global top list, behind Sri Lankan Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage (92.62m).
Rohit surpassed his previous best of 83.04m, set in 2023.
Yashvir Singh (83.72m) and Sachin Yadav (82.32m) finished second and third, respectively.
Kerala’s international jumper Sreeshankar Murali won the gold medal in the men’s long jump event with a leap of 8.38m.
Murali also won the Best Male Athlete award for his outstanding performance (1,221 points), while the Best Female Athlete award went to Ancy Sojan (1,191 points).
Uttar Pradesh won the men’s team trophy (71 points), while Haryana bagged the women’s team trophy (82 points). The overall team championship award went to Tamil Nadu (138 points).
Results: Men: 400m: (AG Q Time 45.97 secs): Vishal TK (Tamil Nadu) 45.43 secs, Manu TS (Kerala) 45.60 secs, Jay Kumar (Uttar Pradesh) 45.73 secs,
10,000m: (AG Q Time 29:00.00): Abhishek Pal (Uttar Pradesh) 30:03.88 secs, Sawan Barwal (Himachal Pradesh) 30:08.08 secs, Shailesh Kushwaha (Karnataka) 30:23.13 secs.
3000m steeplechase: (AG Q Time 8:36.57 secs): Balkishan (Haryana) 8:50.18 secs, Sharuk Khan (Uttar Pradesh) 8:53.18 secs, Shubham Bhandare (Maharashtra) 8:54.90 secs.
4x400m relay: Tamil Nadu 3:9.32 secs, Karnataka 3:09.51 secs, Kerala 3:09.51 secs.
Women: 400m: (AG Q Time 53.72 seconds): Prachi (Uttar Pradesh) 53.24 secs, Kiran Pahal (Haryana) 53.45 secs, Devyaniba Zala (Gujarat) 53.46 secs.
10,000m: (AG Q Time: 33:50.00): Seema (Himachal Pradesh) 34:28.75 secs, Soniya (Uttarakhand) 34:35.22 secs, Ravina Gayakwad (Maharashtra) 35:44.45 secs.
3000m steeplechase: (AG Q Time 9:47.53 secs): Ankita (Uttarakhand) 9:44.05, Khushbu Gupta (Uttar Pradesh) 19:38.47, Kumari Parru (Rajasthan) 10:52.28.
Heptathlon: (AG Q Mark 5605 points): Pooja (Haryana) 5619 points, Anamika KA (Kerala) 5466 points, Khushi (Haryana) 5438 points. 4x400m relay: Tamil Nadu 3:35.87 secs, Karnataka 3:36.18 secs, Kerala 3:39.70 secs.
